Electric Picnic expands line-up

As previously announced on hotpress.com, Grace Jones tops the list of new announcements, with dozens more new acts joining her on the bill.

‘Brewing Up A Storm’ veterans The Stunning continue their reunion with one of a select number of shows this year, while Martina Topley-Bird brings her distinctive brand of pop to the Body and Soul area.

Rising star Laura Marling will also make an appearance, after wowing Irish audiences on a recent tour to promote her accomplished debut Alas I Cannot Swim.

Also giving themselves over to Body and Soul are Autamata, David Kitt, Alphastates, Armoured Bear, The Balanescu Quartet, The Hideous Penguin and the Defiant, Ultan Conlan, Johnny Hoban, One Day International, Dark Room Notes, Roller Sparkers, Pathaan, Mauxuam live, Helios Jive, Small Hours Saturday, Rarely Seen above Ground, Nitin Sawhney, Windings, Vivienne Long, Somadrome, Ronan O Snodaigh, James Yorkston, 3epkano, Jesse Evans, Matt Elliot, Milosh, Donal Dineen, Vinny Kilduff & Steve Cooney, Yoav, Fink and The Yard Dogs.

Meanwhile, making the trip down to Stradbally to join the Bodytonic Village billing are:

Vince Watson (live), Shed (live), David Holmes, Richard Fearless, Black Acid (live), Twin Kranes, Andy Votel, Republik DJs, Shock, FVF Records, Simon Conway, POGO DJs (Eddie Brennan), Mr Jones DJs, Reach and 174.

Saturday night sees Prins Thomas & Lindstrom undertake an epic 4-hour set in the Twisted Pepper tent, while Giles Armstrong of Electric City will provide old-school sounds. Trusme makes his live debut in the Bernard Shaw tent on the final day.

The Bodytonic crew have nabbed themselves their own space with three tents, and more line-up announcements are expected soon.